Anxious Parents, Anxious Kids, and the Anxiously Awaited Antidote with Lenore Skenazy at Wilton Library

Please join us for an informative and entertaining lecture by Lenore Skenazy who was labeled 'America's Worst Mom' when she dared to let her 9-year old ride the subway alone. She wore that badge with pride and went on to found Free-Range Kids: the book, blog, and movement dedicated to the fact that our kids are safer and smarter than our culture gives them credit for. Lenore will address the fears stalking America's parents, where they come from, what they're doing to our kids, and the reasons we're so afraid.

 

We will discuss how we can regain the calming perspective that allows us to trust our kids, our community, and our own parenting. When we do this, everyone wins: anxiety levels go down among parents and children. The goal is to raise safe, reliant, problem-solvers. Or, as the saying goes: 'raise your kids so that when they're 18, they move out and your spouse doesn't.'

No charge. Co-sponsored by Wilton Library, Wilton Youth Services, and Wilton Youth Council. Registration recommended. If you can't make it, this lecture will be recorded and screened one time only Monday evening April 30 at 7pm.

 

To register, click HERE or call 203-762-6334, or visit www.wiltonlibrary.org/events.

 

Wilton Library is located at 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton www.wiltonlibrary.org